54th Avenue & Haspel Street

The four-way crossing of 54th Avenue and Haspel Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ascension Catholic Church is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Av-Newtown, is about five minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Av-Newtown
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
1,210 feet
Grand Av/Goldsmith St · Q58, Q59
Within a walk
8 places
5 religious buildings, 1 listed historic place and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
54th Avenue & Haspel Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Av-Newtown, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Av-Newtown M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/Goldsmith St, 1,210 feet away, for the Q58 and Q59.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Av/Goldsmith St Q58, Q59 · Shelter
    1,210 feet
    Q58 Q59
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q58 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd & Broadway 25 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 82-09 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
30
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2021 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 54th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 54th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Haspel Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Haspel Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Haspel Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Haspel Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 102 Bayview School
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Slope Park
    780 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. First Presbyterian Church of Newtown Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ascension Catholic Church House of worship
    690 feet
  2. St Aldebert Church House of worship
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lidl Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Queens Place Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 54th Avenue or Haspel Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.